Within the murky radiance emanating from the chaotic flesh core, Formless Demon Lord and Yog-Sothoth actually managed to descend alongside Yu Jing.
Just as Yu Jing stepped onto the first stair, an angry voice came from behind:
"Hey, hey, hey! Isn't this going too far? What do you mean, openly snatching an heir? I'll let Brother Yog go... but Formless Demon Lord, you've already been hacked down to half a head and an arm, and you even used the 'Incarnation' ability to reincarnate before death. Yet you still have a wisp of consciousness residing in the 'Formless Chaos Heart Method' to compete with me for an heir? Have you no shame?"
The newcomer was Hastur.
At this point, the consciousnesses of three evil gods had actually gathered within the consciousness domain of a single person.
"Mind your words. I have no intention of snatching any heir... Besides, I didn't actively use the Incarnation ability when I was slain."
"Didn't actively use it? What do you mean?"
Yu Jing hurriedly cut in. Perhaps he could learn Ning Yanzhi's true identity.
"At the time, I was forcibly slain, and even the soul in my head was split in two. I was completely incapable of using the 'Incarnation Secret Art' to continue my life... As for the orthodox 'Formless Chaos Heart Codex,' an imprint of consciousness had already remained within it. Stimulated by my former physical body, that consciousness became complete."
"Then, Senior, how did your incarnation come about?" Yu Jing asked.
"At the final moment before my consciousness vanished, I received Azathoth's summons. The consciousness that had been hacked down to half was drawn back into Azathoth's body... I'm not too clear on what happened afterward. What? Did you encounter my incarnation in the New World?"
The Demon Lord's explanation made Yu